Wonder full weather, support and brilliant cyclist. Day 2 results and pic’s click here.
Monthly Archives: March 2015
Para Cycling Day 1
After a wonderful day of competition the results are available here. There are some pictures too.
Football 7 A-side
The Free State Football 7-a-side has been hard at training since the beginning of the year.The team will be participating in the Nedbank National Championships for the Physically Disabled from 28 
March until 2 April 2015.This trip would not have been possible if it was not for the profoundly generous sponsor that the team received from SPARTA BABY BEEF Marquard. All our thanks goes out to them.The team had vowed to bring back the gold! And it will be just like that.
Best regards,
Pule Joseph Lenong
Provincial Head Coach
Boccia News Paper Article
Ad Lucem Sport Club
We received this nice picture from Martie Du Plessis High School today. These learners will be competing at the Nedbank Nationals in a weeks time. The sporting codes represented is Athletics, Boccia an
d Para Cycling. We wish them the best of luck. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank the Principal Mr. Van Heerden, Me. Zelma Kleyn and Me. Ernesta Strydom who made it possible for these athletes to attend the championship.
National Team Announcement.
All of us here at the FSSAPD congratulate Juan and his parents on this achievement and wish him all the best with the champs. Well done!!
SA Para-cycling team announced for UCI Para Track World Champs (NED)
Cycling South Africa’s Para-cycling Commission proudly announce
‘s the following riders who have been selected to represent South Africa at the 2015 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships taking place in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands, from 26-29 March.
The Championship event will provide an excellent foundation for re-building the international competitiveness of South Africa’s Para-cycling track team in the build-up to Rio 2016. In a situation where the UCI has hosted relatively few international track competitions over the past three years, the 2015 World Championships will serve as a stepping-stone into the 2016 grand season, when it is expected that the country’s top riders will reach their peak competitive condition.
Two highly experienced riders selected to represent South Africa at Apeldoorn include Dane Wilson (C5 arm amputee rider) and Roxy Burns (C4 classed rider with a cerebral palsy-type disability). Wilson has showed a steady improvement in his international competitiveness over the past few years and is certain to extend this trend at this year’s World Championships. Burns, who spent 2014 completing her university studies, is re-building her strength and stamina and expects to perform in the Netherlands at levels approaching her previous best performances. She is optimistic that by year-end, going into 2016, she will be right up there challenging the world’s best riders in her class.
Para-cyclists Juan Odendaal and Craig Ridgard will represent South Africa for the first time at a track World Championships. Ridgard, a previous South African bronze medallist in the 2014 Italian Verolanuava road race, is following the example of many road champions – which is to exploit the potential of track cycling – to build his sprint capabilities for this year’s international road competition season. He will compete in the pursuit and scratch races, and aims to put pressure on his fellow competitors in both events. As the youngest member of the South African team, Odendaal will use the opportunity of competing in the individual time trial and team sprint events to build a platform for an international career that is certain to span many years to come.
The current projection, based on 2014 international racing achievements, is that South African Para-cycling is likely to secure four men and two women slots for Rio 2016. These statistics provide a massive incentive for the four riders, competing in the Netherlands, to stake a claim to the slots that will be on offer.
The current projection, based on 2014 international racing achievements, is that South African Para-cycling is likely to secure four men and two women slots for Rio 2016. These statistics provide a massive incentive for the four riders, competing in the Netherlands, to stake a claim to the slots that will be on offer.
South African Team:
Riders:
Roxy Burns
Dane Wilson
Juan Odendaal
Craig Ridgard
Manager:
Dr Mike Burns
Coach:
Corne Benc
Article was posted on WWW.CYCLINGSA.COM
Nedbank Nationals 2015
For those of you who are hungry for a little more information regarding the Nedbank Nationals 2015. Please go through the attached document and share the information with your athletes, coaches and managers. The Bulk of the Free State team will be staying at the Randburg Towers in Randburg. Para Cycling will be in Meyerton.